7SS: Semester 2 Final Exam Review

The Himalayan Mountains lie between which two large Asian countries?

• Japan and Korea
• China and Korea
• China and Mongolia
• India and China

Name China’s two major rivers.

• Ganges and Indus
• Mekong and Ganges
• Yangtze and Huang He
• Huang He and Ganges

Generally, do deserts have a positive or negative impact on population density?

• Positive
• Negative

What type of physical feature attracts the largest populations?

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Monsoons

• Rivers

Because of its geographic features, Japan must import ____.

• Food

• Water

Features of which part of Indian culture have led to pollution of the Ganges river?

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Caste system

 What major river begins in the Himalayan mountains and flows southward through Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam?

• Yangtze

• Huang He

• Ganges

• Mekong

Feeding India’s large population has had what effect on the Ganges River?

• An increase in pollution due to chemical fertilizer runoff from farms

• An increase in safe, clean water

In general, most people live in east, west, north, or south China?

• East
• West
• North
• South

Buddhism & Hinduism originated in what is now which country?

• China
• India
• Japan
• South Korea